B23B 49/00
Measuring or gauging equipment on boring machines for positioning or guiding the
Official title: Measuring or gauging equipment on boring machines for positioning or guiding the drill; Devices for indicating failure of drills during boring; Centering devices for holes to be bored (marking-out equipment B25H7/00; measuring devices, gauges G01B)
B23B49/00 (Measuring or gauging equipment on boring machines for positioning or guiding the) appears on 719 US grants and 650 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23B- Granted patents
- 719
- Published applications
- 650
- Assignees
- 345
- Inventors
- 1,370
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 11 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 13 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 11 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 13 | 0 |
| 1992 | 14 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 13 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 2 |
| 2002 | 8 | 13 |
| 2003 | 11 | 11 |
| 2004 | 11 | 18 |
| 2005 | 13 | 14 |
| 2006 | 12 | 28 |
| 2007 | 13 | 22 |
| 2008 | 13 | 20 |
| 2009 | 14 | 27 |
| 2010 | 17 | 25 |
| 2011 | 18 | 24 |
| 2012 | 14 | 15 |
| 2013 | 13 | 18 |
| 2014 | 21 | 19 |
| 2015 | 20 | 34 |
| 2016 | 20 | 25 |
| 2017 | 38 | 44 |
| 2018 | 33 | 40 |
| 2019 | 34 | 34 |
| 2020 | 33 | 38 |
| 2021 | 30 | 42 |
| 2022 | 35 | 30 |
| 2023 | 18 | 39 |
| 2024 | 24 | 25 |
| 2025 | 20 | 24 |
| 2026 | 21 | 19 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B23B 49/02Boring templates or bushings270
- B23B 49/003Stops attached to drilling tools, tool holders or drilling machines211
- B23B 49/001Devices for detecting or indicating failure of drills50
- B23B 49/04Devices for boring or drilling centre holes in workpieces38
- B23B 49/06Devices for drilling holes in brake bands or brake linings1
Recent patents
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- System and method for post-cure processing of a composite workpiece18 Aug 2026US 12,708,972 B2The Boeing Company
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- Dust-collector suction nozzle and rotating-tool dust collection tool including the same20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240388 A1COBALTECH Co., Ltd.
- A tool engagement coupling system and associated method30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216877 A1BAE SYSTEMS plc
- A tool engagement coupling system and associated method23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208350 A1BAE SYSTEMS plc
- Autonomous or Manual Working Device and Method for at least Partially Automatically Operating an Object9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192371 A1Robert Bosch GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Depth controllable and measurable medical driver devices and methods of use1,243US 8,894,654 B2Smart Medical Devices, Inc. · 2014
- Tool failure detector1,028US 4,642,618 AIBM Corporation · 1987
- Power tools537US 6,536,536 B12003
- Sleeved stop for a drill bit349US 7,210,881 B22007
- Adjustable drill gauge305US 4,710,075 ABoehringer Mannheim GmbH · 1987